December 1, 2022 | Volume 9 | Issue 15 |
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Five Things to Know About Aaron Brewer |
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By Aaron Brewer
About
- Hometown: Greensboro, NC
- Education: NCSU Agriculture Education
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Courses you teach: AGR 139, ANS 110, AGR111, ANS 111, AGR 160, AGR 220, AGR 263 & Continuing Education - Intro to Sustainable Agriculture
- Hobbies: I spend my free time on fishing and waterfowl hunting. I also enjoy bird photography.
- Pets: dogs & cats
Five Things to Know
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Travel: Best place I have traveled to would have to be Rome. I would love to visit Alaska as well as the Siberian Region of Russia. I love colder climates and undisturbed nature. A perfect vacation would be to get dropped off in the most remote regions.
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Music: I enjoy all music, however my favorite would be classic rock. I love Pink Floyd
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Food: I do not particularly have a “favorite” dish. I do enjoy great food
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Movie/Streaming Show: Recent show I've been streaming is “Modern Family” It's an ordinary sitcom that follows a family. Typically I laugh the entirety of the show
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Joyful Experience: Finding out my wife and I are expecting a baby girl in May
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Course Mapping Workshop: December 1 at 4:00 pm
- Liquid Syllabus Workshop: December 5 from 2:00-3:30 pm on Zoom
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The Piedmont Hub's Equitizing the Syllabus: December 6 from 10:00-11:30 am. Virtual event requires registration
- Liquid Syllabus Workshop: December 7 from 10:30 am-noon on Zoom
- International Film Forum: Dreaming of a Jewish Christmas: December 12 from 11:45-2:15 at Davie Campus, Admin 110
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Join Equity Champions at DDCC |
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By Emily Dietrich
Equity Champions meet multiple times over the course of the year to learn about topics related to equity, along with work to reflect upon and identify ways to make DDCC a more inclusive and equitable environment for students, faculty, and staff. We invite you to join Equity Champions at DDCC.
Prior to the next Equity Champions meeting on Friday, February 10, Champions have been tasked with conducting an environmental scan of a location or environment at DDCC. Here is additional information about the environmental scan, and we invite you to participate in the scan prior to February 10. If you have any questions or comments, please reach out to Emily ( emily_dietrich@davidsondavie.edu) or Demetria ( demetria_nickens@davidsondavie.edu), the Equity Champion Co-Leads for 2022-2023. |
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NAFSA Region VII Conference Presentations |
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Suzanne LaVenture presented at the regional NAFSA: Association of International Educators conference in Charlotte, NC. Presentations included:
- "Exploring Access to Global Experiences at North Carolina Community Colleges," with co-presenters Melissa Whatley and Hazael Andrew
- "Virtual Exchange and Access to International Education at Community Colleges" with co-presenter Melissa Whatley
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Game-Based Learning with Tony Crider |
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By Grant Jolliff
The Piedmont Hub is offering an exciting new professional learning experience for faculty and administrators: Game-Based Learning with Tony Crider, January 20, 2023 from 10AM-12PM.
Dr. Tony Crider, an internationally recognized expert on serious games and virtual reality in higher education and a Professor of Astrophysics at Elon University, will present on game-based learning in the classroom, touching specifically on the use of virtual reality, Reacting to the Past role playing games, and Epic Finales. For a portion of this 1.5 hour session, participants will have the opportunity to participate in a mini-game. The last half-hour will be an optional Q and A session with Dr. Crider.
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Help Articles for You and Your Students |
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By Gretchen Benton
Educational Technologies has started building help articles within DDCC’s IT Solutions/Knowledge Base online! Help shape these on-demand resources for faculty and students by letting us know what kinds of support articles you would like to see added to the knowledge base for educational technologies at DDCC! |
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Educational Technologies include but not limited to online applications and software that help you manage learning. Educational Technologies can enhance any course, but they are especially critical for engaging students in online and hybrid/blended learning. Tools can include things like Moodle, Zoom, Gmail, Google Docs, third-party text book publishers like McGraw Hill/Pearson, plagiarism and proctoring tools, video management tools like VidGrid, assessment tools like H5P or Kahoot, and so much more! |
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For attending professional development events, which day do you typically prefer?
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What is the Community Saying? |
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Here are the results from last week's survey: "Which of the following active learning strategies are you most likely to use?"
- 18% said Think/pair/share
- 46% said Case studies
- 18% said Jigsaw discussion
- 18% said Polling
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From the Editors: Do You Have a Story to Share? |
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We want to promote faculty and staff stories! Here are some ideas: |
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- Professional development experiences
- Study away & study abroad trips
- Globalized courses
- Receiving awards and honors
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- Student success stories
- Bios of new faculty and staff
- Active learning ideas
- Upcoming events
- Faculty Senate initiatives
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Please contact one of the editors if you have ideas or referrals for stories.
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Teaching, Learning, & Global Engagement is: |
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